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Unfortunately the really good stuff i.e. The Art of Travel by Galton, Sir Francis, is being pulled off the web by by ripoff artists who copyright texts that were in the public domain...
EDIT found the 1867 version (I prefer the newer editions) at google bookshttps://books.google.com/books/about...d=CC5JAAAAIAAJ
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Re: Homemade Stove made from Hinges

Originally Posted by terasec

I find it amusing someone will use hinges to save space/weight then use it for a cast iron pan
thats todays generation for you

Well that's not fair I'm around 40 years past millennial - and I use backpacking stoves and cast iron for car camping. I don't give much thought to weight at all. For me it's all about saving space so I can bring more stuff (like THAT makes sense).

Re: Homemade Stove made from Hinges

Do we know the guy is a millennial?

Saving space to bring more stuff is a VERY logical thing.

“One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.” - James D. Watson

Re: Homemade Stove made from Hinges

Weight really only matters to backpackers (who could use metal tent stakes to perform the same function (another very old trick) if they are so old school as to build a fire on the ground... as I do; no criticism from this quarter).
The OP'S (Original poster's) age/generation doesn't matter, IMO. They do have a (hidden) point; many folks may not be aware of this old trick and so it is worth discussing (helping to keep this site moving and interesting)...